The Hudson Valley Innovation Hot Spot

Convening Our Regional Ecosystem & Accelerating Startups

Each of the ten regions in NYS has one Innovation Hot Spot, as designated by Empire State Development, which are business incubators - with the additional responsibility to coordinate regional entrepreneurial ecosystems. The Hudson Valley Venture Hub is the Innovation Hot Spot that represents Ulster, Sullivan, Orange, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, and Dutchess counties.

The Hudson Valley Venture Hub both connects businesses to existing regional organizations and services - as well as provides direct, and highly individualized incubation services to select startups and existing companies with the potential to reach larger scale commercialization of their products and services.

Our mission is to work with regional support organizations and startups to create the next generation of companies and high quality jobs.

 

WHAT THE HV VENTURE HUB DOES

What the Hudson Valley Venture Hub Does
Convene The Regional Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

We work towards connecting the entrepreneurial ecosystem by producing:

Service Provider Summits

We facilitate meetings and committees with the people and organizations that are growing business and entrepreneurs. Members of this stakeholder group include county economic development, private and public incubators, accelerators, and programs.

Investor Meetups

We host breakfasts and small events to bring together regional angel investors, venture capitalists, bank lenders and those aspiring to become local investors. 

Educator Meetings

We gather together educators from higher education professors that teach entrepreneurship to high school teachers to exchange best practices and more. 

Accelerate Scalable Startups In The Hudson Valley Region

Our highly individualized accelerator supports 20 technology-forward startups yearly and guides companies towards increased investment and revenue generation. Portfolio companies are eligible for:

NYS Tax Incentives

 Up to 5 years of NYS personal and business income tax exemption through the IHS Tax Credit program.

Paid Advisement

Access to vetted and paid advisors.

Student Support

Subsidized interns to help with tasks from social media management to conducting customer discovery research.

HV Venture Hub Accelerator 

HV Venture Hub Accelerator Industries

HV Venture Hub is industry agnostic and works with any startup that meets our eligibility. Here are some industries we're currently working with.

Clean Technology & Sharing Economy
Clean Technology & Sharing Economy
Food &
Beverage
Food & Beverage
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Software as a Service
Financial Products (Fintech)
Financial Products (Fintech)

The 2023 HV Venture Hub Accelerator Results


26 full time jobs

created from the HV Venture Hub startups in the first year of program

$4.5 million

combined amount accelerated companies raised in private capital, increased revenue or realized in cost savings.

"In just one month, we've already received real and immediate value from the HV Venture Hub, particularly the targeted, professional guidance of an advisor with deep experience in our industry, and valuable introductions to quality partnership opportunities."

- Founder of Adro

Founder of Adro

Startup Profiles from our Blog

 

Cool Down wants to save you on utility bills

The HVVH has been working with founder Damien for only four months, but in a short time has had an impact on the progress of this startup including being active partners in allowing him to create 3 new jobs, $30,000 in increased revenue, $100,000 in investment, and allowing $25,000 in cost savings.

 

 

How an MBA intern became a valuable asset for BizFi

BizFi is a fintech company that aims to make it easy for small businesses to use finance options to buy the equipment they need to operate. Hear how this startup worked with an MBA intern to build their business development capabilities.

 

 

 

 

Get assistance growing your company

Apply for the HV Venture Hub Accelerator program, applications open on rolling basis.

For companies that don’t fit the HV Venture Hub Accelerator criteria, we can still help by directing you to existing resources and programs.